Black Culture Discussion Thread

Amazing how the media is romanticizing the teen crime spree. Dude is 18 and the chick is 13 but they not calling him the pedophile he is. Instead it's the "bonnie and clyde" show 
mean.gif
 
Mr Marcus said:
Amazing how the media is romanticizing the teen crime spree. Dude is 18 and the chick is 13 but they not calling him the pedophile he is. Instead it's the "bonnie and clyde" show :smh:
Click to expand...

Thats their whole "murrica" mentality, ie. Is bigging up the movie American Sniper any diff than a movie of the same premis called "ISIS sniper"? Its one thing making a movie inspired on actual events and just telling the story but cats will make anything patriotic while anyone who big ups something that isnt in the majorities interest is a threat.
 
trueprada said:
While the African-American household earns less than market average,
their annual retail spending = 87% of total market retail spending
Click to expand...

when you have nothing, you tend to buy things.

when you grow up having everything you ever wanted, you tend to not have as much to buy.
 
Old but very necessary
[h1]  [/h1]
[h1]The Music Industry Hates Black People[/h1]
bobbysh.jpg


While watching the video for “Hot N****” by   Epic Records’ newest artist Bobby Shmurda, I could hear a voice in my head repeatedly cry out, “the music industry hates Black people.”

Out of countless amazingly talented unsigned artists waiting for their big break, why would a record company sign yet another half-*** artist whose message is all about death, murder, guns, and more death? It couldn’t possibly be about all the money they project making off this Youtube one-hit wonder since the past couple of years have shown us that viral video stars like Trinidad James and Chief Keef don’t necessarily translate to real-world superstardom.

Why would music industry executives who are supposedly astute businessmen invest in the type of artists other labels don’t seem to have been very successful with? While these rappers may achieve short-term popularity, the amount of free mixtapes, guest appearances, and YouTube-to-MP3 music they put out can’t be profitable for the companies.

Why would someone like Bobby Shmurda get a major label deal on the strength of one poorly-produced video?  Is it because Beyonce did the Shmoney Dance  (Bobby’s signature move) during one of her shows? Is it because Jay Z shouted out the dance in a freestyle at a concert? Is it because Drake, Meek Mill, Raekwon (WTF Rae?) and Busta Rhymes co-signed  Shmurda?

Why would a label invest in a mediocre rapper who may be “hot” for a minute but will undoubtedly fade into oblivion like so many of his forgettable predecessors? Is it because Bobby Shmurda is an underground sensation who kids in NY have been listening to for the past few months so Epic Records jumped on who they felt might be rap’s next flavor-of-the-moment before someone else does?

Or is it simply because the music industry’s agenda to promote death and dysfunction to Black youth is bigger than its desire to make money?

Yes, I’m a conspiracy theorist. I don’t care how many people ridicule me. I don’t care how many “real street cats” call me an out-of-touch Hip Hop purist who doesn’t know what today’s kids are into. I don’t care how many industry execs mock my extreme views and so-called lack of music business knowledge. I don’t care how many idiots call me a race-baiter. I don’t care how many call me a hater for criticizing a kid I don’t personally know without even giving him a chance to shine. I don’t care how many dumb ***** try to convince me that if he didn’t get a record deal, he’d be out shooting or robbing folks (that seems to be a popular opinion on the internet right now). I don’t care how many tell me that Hip Hop can’t always be positive or that I need to leave the days of De La Soul and Public Enemy behind. I don’t care how many fools try to sell me on the idea that the labels are just giving the fans the kind of music they want. I don’t care how many of you tell me that a record company’s goal is to make money, not save lives. I don’t care how many major artists co-sign this misled kid. And I don’t care how many of his fans insult me.

Nothing you can say negates the fact that Bobby Shmurda and other similar rappers are promoting the worst kind of images and messages. Nothing you can argue negates the fact that what these labels are marketing is toxic, criminal, and racist. No other form of entertainment, be it pop, rock, country, electronic, video games, movies, or TV, glorifies the blatant death and destruction of Black people while passing it off as entertainment you can do a trendy dance to. Mainstream rap is the only form of entertainment that prides itself on depicting reality yet ends up only promoting the ugliest part of that “reality”, often resulting in real-life drama, murder, arrests, and jail sentences. Why does the music industry keep promoting something that any other industry would consider a poor investment and a huge liability? What kind of business can you think of, beyond the field of entertainment, that would knowingly employ someone who glorifies crime and all other forms of disturbing behavior…unless there was a damn good reason?

So what are the music industry’s reasons? Does it have anything to do with “the commercial rap to prison pipeline“? Is it about selling a lifestyle that will send impressionable youth to the private prisons media conglomerates invest in?

I know most of you hate conspiracy theories and will accuse me of spreading baseless allegations. However, how many of you can provide a perfectly ethical answer as to why promoting Black death has become “business as usual”?  Please don’t tell me that it’s based on the age-old business model of  “supply and demand” when we know that the social and financial cons of signing an artist like Bobby Shmurda outweigh the pros.

However, don’t let the Beyonces and Pharells of the world fool you. These pop artists exist because their mass appeal generates millions for the industry. Their success doesn’t take away from the fact that the worst kind of messages and images are still filtered through many Black artists who, despite never achieving megastar status, become popular enough to have a huge influence on fragile young minds, even if their limited success isn’t profitable for their label. These are the artists in question here.

If it really just came down to the argument that sex and violence in music sells, we’d see it equally produced by all ethnic groups and equally targeting all ethnic groups. However, besides Black people, I can’t think of another group, be it White, Asian, Latino, Christian, Jewish, etc, that the music industry feels as comfortable overtly disparaging without a second thought.

Shame on Sha Money XL, who got Shmurda signed, and shame on L.A. Reid, Epic Records’ CEO, for contributing to the perception of Black people as criminals at a time when so many police officers around the nation already see them as a threat for no other reason than being Black. I’m sure the money and accolades make it all worth it. I can’t help but wonder if L.A. Reid would’ve been as open to Shmurda’s “talent” during his time as a judge on X Factor.

Ultimately, once Bobby Shmurda’s 15 minutes of fame are up, record labels will quickly move on to the next “shoot-em-up rapper” and the industry’s big decision makers (Jimmy Iovine, The Lipmans, Barry Weiss, Doug Morris, etc) who market this poison will continue to remain silent and unseen, just like Klansmen protected by the anonymity of their hooded sheets. In the meantime, the deaf, dumb, and blind co-signers will keep making excuses for an industry that celebrates the death and destruction of Black people.

__________
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
B7vS0YgCUAARPDD.png


The NFC champions later apologized.
“We apologize for poor judgment shown in a tweet sent earlier,” the Seahawks tweeted. “We did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of Dr. King.”

mean.gif
 
trueprada said:
 
The NFC champions later apologized.
“We apologize for poor judgment shown in a tweet sent earlier,” the Seahawks tweeted. “We did not intend to compare football to the civil rights legacy of Dr. King.”

mean.gif
Click to expand...
One knows Black History is near when ******* like this begins to start flying.
 
I understood what they were trying to convey.
Russell was saying everything Dr. King would probably say after a hard fought victory.
 
Had a convo w/ some of my elders and they made me hit the .weebaygif face.

Did anybody peep...that last year they made a black person the POSTER boy for some sort of issue? Poster Boy meaning...no other person got as much or even similar media coverage pertaining to that particular issue.

Domestic Violence - Ray Rice

Child Abuse - Adrian Peterson

Homo Athletes - Jason Collins / Michael Sam / Derrick Gordon

Rape - Bill Cosby

Anti-police radicalism - Brinsley
 
Last edited:
VICTOR PAGE said:
 
Had a convo w/ some of my elders and they made me hit the .weebaygif face.

Did anybody peep...that last year they made a black person the POSTER boy for some sort of issue? Poster Boy meaning...no other person got as much or even similar media coverage pertaining to that particular issue.

Domestic Violence - Ray Rice

Child Abuse - Adrian Peterson

Homo Athletes - Jason Collins / Michael Sam / Derrick Gordon

Rape - Bill Cosby

Anti-police radicalism - Brinsley
Click to expand...
CHECK!!
 
VICTOR PAGE said:
 
Had a convo w/ some of my elders and they made me hit the .weebaygif face.

Did anybody peep...that last year they made a black person the POSTER boy for some sort of issue? Poster Boy meaning...no other person got as much or even similar media coverage pertaining to that particular issue.

Domestic Violence - Ray Rice

Child Abuse - Adrian Peterson

Homo Athletes - Jason Collins / Michael Sam / Derrick Gordon

Rape - Bill Cosby

Anti-police radicalism - Brinsley
Click to expand...
Man when I tell ppl this they always hit me with that bs "race isn't everything"
 
#SOTU Since Obama took office black unemployment has increased every year with black teenage unemployment growing past 55%
 
VICTOR PAGE said:
 
Had a convo w/ some of my elders and they made me hit the .weebaygif face.

Did anybody peep...that last year they made a black person the POSTER boy for some sort of issue? Poster Boy meaning...no other person got as much or even similar media coverage pertaining to that particular issue.

Domestic Violence - Ray Rice

Child Abuse - Adrian Peterson

Homo Athletes - Jason Collins / Michael Sam / Derrick Gordon

Rape - Bill Cosby

Anti-police radicalism - Brinsley
Click to expand...
correction black MALES...... dont really touch or discriminate etc.... against the women seeing is you cant really discriminate a person that assimilates
 
Currently watching genealogy roadshow on PBS. Show comes on Tuesdays at 8.
Some of the whitest people they show turn out to have black parents/grandparents
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Thread Gallery

View Full Gallery

The ultimate sneaker enthusiast community.

NikeTalk was created as a way of giving back to both the sneaker enthusiast community and to the greater global community of which we are all a part.

NikeTalk is NOT affiliated with Nike Inc. in any way, shape, or form. All opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Nike, Inc.

© 1999-2024 NikeTalk.com

Share this page

Back
Top Bottom